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Lady Audley’s Secret
With an Introduction and Notes by Esther Saxey. The flaxen-haired beauty of the childlike Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon’s classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investigates the… Read More
Last Man
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Pamela Bickley, The Godolphin and Latymer School, formerly of Royal Holloway, University of London. The Last Man is Mary Shelley’s apocalyptic fantasy of the end of human civilisation. Set in the late twenty-first century, the novel unfolds a sombre and pessimistic vision of mankind confronting inevitable destruction. Interwoven… Read More
Way We Live Now
With an Introduction and Notes by Peter Merchant. Canterbury Christ Church College. The tough-mindedness of the social satire in and its air of palpable integrity give this novel a special place in Anthony Trollope’s Literary career. Trollope paints a picture as panoramic as his title promises, of the life of 1870s London, the loves of… Read More
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies. Translation by Louis Mercier. Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is not only a classic science fiction novel, it is also a thrilling adventure yarn. Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land are held prisoners aboard the fantastic submarine, the Nautilus,… Read More
Ben Hur
An immediate best-seller on publication, Ben Hur remains a dazzling achievement by any standards. A thoroughly exhilarating tale of betrayal, revenge and salvation, it is the only novel that ranks with Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a genuine American folk possession. This was the book that finally overcame the inherent suspicion of fiction that still prevailed… Read More
Life’s Little Ironies
Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury. The proverbial phrase ‘life’s little ironies’ was coined by Hardy for his third volume of short stories. These tales and sketches possess all the power of his novels: the wealth of description, the realistic portrayal of the quaint lore of Wessex, the ‘Chaucerian’… Read More
Ultimate Children’s Collection
This boxset contains seven of most popular novels ever written for children (and many adults). They are beautifully packaged in a rigid, matt-laminated slipcase, complete with strikingly attractive, bespoke artwork – the perfect gift for any book-lover. The set includes: 9781853261183 – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 9781853261220 – The Wind in the Willows 9781853261039 –… Read More
Complete Brontë Collection
This boxset contains seven books, together creating a comprehensive collection of the Brontë Sisters’ best and much-loved works. Beautifully packaged in a rigid slipcase complete with gold blocking detailing, which complements the strikingly beautiful exclusive artwork that adorns this box. It is the perfect gift for any Brontë lover, magpie/lover of shiny things or literary… Read More
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. W. B. Yeats was Romantic and Modernist, mystical dreamer and leader of the Irish Literary Revival, Nobel prize-winner, dramatist and, above all, poet. He began writing with the intention of putting his ‘very self’ into his poems. T. S. Eliot,… Read More